Time to unleash next golden generation

A NOTABLE difference in attitude informed both fans and pundits ahead of Munster’s failed Heineken Cup rescue mission in Toulon on Sunday.

For much of the past decade, writing off Munster when their backs were to the wall was almost a necessary part of the build-up. Let an opposition player shout his mouth off, let Sky Sports talk up the English sides; all the motivation necessary for the inevitable demolition job.

But this time, hope rather than expectation prevailed.